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we haven't seen that john mccain in a very long time. someone who's willing to speak truth and push back against people who are spouting some things that are, you know, either intemperate or wrong or wrong-headed. you know, it's interesting that, you know, the immigration debate here in washington with, you know, mccain -- senator mccain and senator lindsey graham and senator marco rubio all trying to hash these things out. but you know, mccain gets there at a town hall meeting and sees -- i mean, we all know how difficult this issue is going to be. but then senator mccain is confronted by the fact that there are people out there in his own district and probably across the country who think that maybe what's being negotiated here isn't -- doesn't come anywhere close to what needs to be done. >> dan, senator mccain's confrontations at the town hall notwithstanding, what's the likely outcome on immigration? the president has said it's a priority. rubio has put out a separate plan. where's the middle? >> to me what was interesting is not wh
we haven't seen that john mccain in a very long time. someone who's willing to speak truth and push back against people who are spouting some things that are, you know, either intemperate or wrong or wrong-headed. you know, it's interesting that, you know, the immigration debate here in washington with, you know, mccain -- senator mccain and senator lindsey graham and senator marco rubio all trying to hash these things out. but you know, mccain gets there at a town hall meeting and sees -- i...
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john mccain went through this process, but he was challenged from the right. he said the best defense is a strong offense. they need to take that to heart and welcome the challenges. these are all senator who is have extremely conservative records to be proud of. they have done a little bit of governing as well. that's what the votes and moves that may look bipartisan have come in. that is what the people want them to do. they need to be more proud of their efforts. >> they suggest he may be going it alone. he was jumping into the race and it may feel like he was a lot of cause. >> as he performs, we will tell the tale if this is a blip or a non-story. he's got a mixed record as a performer. the senator is the right to stand up and say here's what governing and being conservative is about. if they figure out how to do this in a way, he is going to be on his own. they can't help and they have to fight to save his seat. the early moves are not building and not notifying people. it gets them off to a bad start. >> do you think that the big national business group
john mccain went through this process, but he was challenged from the right. he said the best defense is a strong offense. they need to take that to heart and welcome the challenges. these are all senator who is have extremely conservative records to be proud of. they have done a little bit of governing as well. that's what the votes and moves that may look bipartisan have come in. that is what the people want them to do. they need to be more proud of their efforts. >> they suggest he may...
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we worked every day against john mccain. and john mccain won. i mean you name somebody that a talk radio show with a billion listeners a day they were all against mccain. mccain won. 2012, none of them except hugh hewitt supported mitt romney. rush at one point said he might not even vote for mitt romney. but anyway obviously mitt wasn't conservative enough for me but they run. they won the primaries. this noise all it does is it hurts our brand nationally and then we end up electing guys like chris christie anyway. >> what happens independent voters who are largely made up of women voters see republicans attacking republicans. so when they get in the ballot box they say how good can he be, his own party doesn't like him or her. the thing that strikes me and the thing we'll never know if ted cruz hadn't shut down the government to achieve an unachievable goal might obama care have been a bigger issue in virginia. >> of course. there's no doubt if the republicans -- take the republican party -- if the republican party brand had not dropped 10 poi
we worked every day against john mccain. and john mccain won. i mean you name somebody that a talk radio show with a billion listeners a day they were all against mccain. mccain won. 2012, none of them except hugh hewitt supported mitt romney. rush at one point said he might not even vote for mitt romney. but anyway obviously mitt wasn't conservative enough for me but they run. they won the primaries. this noise all it does is it hurts our brand nationally and then we end up electing guys like...
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or do you share john mccain's view? >> well, i share john mccain's view that it's not possible. the debate we're having is about the technology, the drone technology. but the laws and the constitution that the president has to abide by haven't changed. so whether it's a drone or a machine gun, it's the same laws that apply. the president can't use lethal force against an american citizen. you know, unless that citizen is an enemy combatant or engaged in terrorism. so nothing has changed here except for the use of technology. >> but let's be clear. one of the reasons that rand paul did this was the fact that that question was put to the administration repeatedly, and it did not answer it. and there was a reason for him to ask, to press this point. it had been raised in brennan's confirmation hearings. and no one would answer that question as forthrightly as stephanie just did. that was the principle he was upholding there. michael steele, in the end, we've talked about ways in which there are fissures being exposed on the republican side. stephanie pointed out there's also fissur
or do you share john mccain's view? >> well, i share john mccain's view that it's not possible. the debate we're having is about the technology, the drone technology. but the laws and the constitution that the president has to abide by haven't changed. so whether it's a drone or a machine gun, it's the same laws that apply. the president can't use lethal force against an american citizen. you know, unless that citizen is an enemy combatant or engaged in terrorism. so nothing has changed...
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so what john mccain said is very qualified. you put that on top of the fact that chuck hagel has said things over the past five, six, seven years that does place him outside the mainstream of american political thought when it comes to foreign policy. i think that's fair too. so i think that's what the senate is supposed to do. they're supposed to advise and consent. i think john mccain is doing it exactly like he should do it. he has problems with it, but he's going to let the president put his person in charge. i thought mccain was very fair there. mark? you take some of the things he said in the past, they're pretty bad, but he circled back. he's talked to lindsey. he's assured some other people that those are not his positions today. >> senator hagel has really big shoes to fill. the president's first two defense secretaries, fantastic. worked well with the hill, worked well with the pentagon. i think senator mccain, unlike some of the other critics that chuck hagel, has focused on the things where there really are question
so what john mccain said is very qualified. you put that on top of the fact that chuck hagel has said things over the past five, six, seven years that does place him outside the mainstream of american political thought when it comes to foreign policy. i think that's fair too. so i think that's what the senate is supposed to do. they're supposed to advise and consent. i think john mccain is doing it exactly like he should do it. he has problems with it, but he's going to let the president put...
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how does senator mccain vote against chuck hagel? >> first, i don't think he has said he will vote against chuck hag hagel. >> how does he do that? i don't think he will. >> they say we want to hear answers and i imagine someone like chuck schumer who is not voicing -- we will get to this in a second will eventually come around and vote for chuck hagel. john mccain has been a politician drought his career driven by personal grudges -- >> like susan rice? >> yes. that was another case part of what was driving him. in this case, i do think part of what he would say, if he were here, back to the policy point, there's no greater champion of the iraq war and surge and everything that happened after that than john mccain was and no greater critic of that than republican chuck hagel. he would make the case it is not just a personal thing although i believe part of it is personal and this element they do have very different world views now. >> which is why the confirmation hearing and his answers will be that much more critical than earlier.
how does senator mccain vote against chuck hagel? >> first, i don't think he has said he will vote against chuck hag hagel. >> how does he do that? i don't think he will. >> they say we want to hear answers and i imagine someone like chuck schumer who is not voicing -- we will get to this in a second will eventually come around and vote for chuck hagel. john mccain has been a politician drought his career driven by personal grudges -- >> like susan rice? >> yes....
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awkward at times. >> i mean, john mccain, mika, didn't let him answer a question. i'm sorry, out of that exchange, it was not chuck hagel who looked bad. >> ted cruz looked even worse. >> yeah. >> oh, my god. >> we're going to show all those coming up. >> he wasn't prepared, mika, in a lot of ways that were concerning. i think, again, the democrats, republicans, independents alike, if the republicans party thinks badgering an ill-prepared witness that way is going to help them with middle america, they don't know middle america. they could have just let him talk around in circles, but it was -- you know, you talk about the new senator from texas, john mccain -- >> i agree with you. >> as joe manchin said, it was embarrassing. >> compare it to a week ago, to a very prepared hillary clinton. whether badgering prepared or unprepared, badgering is not the way to go. >> having said that, the reviews are in. and they're pretty bad. >> horrible. >> senator marco -- well, some of them are partisan, but there are also we'll get to as well. the response to yesterday' hearing
awkward at times. >> i mean, john mccain, mika, didn't let him answer a question. i'm sorry, out of that exchange, it was not chuck hagel who looked bad. >> ted cruz looked even worse. >> yeah. >> oh, my god. >> we're going to show all those coming up. >> he wasn't prepared, mika, in a lot of ways that were concerning. i think, again, the democrats, republicans, independents alike, if the republicans party thinks badgering an ill-prepared witness that way is...
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. >> and john mccain, back to the old john mccain, trying to cut a deal. >> he's so the old john mccain. >> republicans feel they got played here. we all knew how this story was going to end. nobody thought they were actually going to do the nuclear option. we threaten this each and every year for five or six years, they get to the brimpg and cut a deal because neither party wants to live with the precedent. if there's one thing we know about washington politics, politicians behave like children and do unto someone else that did it to them. they're always going to cut a deal. this deal looks great for democrats, and it kicks the can until we have the next fight over nominations. it doesn't change the nominations process or change the divisive nature of it. >> in fairness to harry reid, there are basically three nuclear options. defcon 1, defend defcon 1a, and defcon 1b. as the legislative process for presidential appointees, let this be a call, in terms of what margaret was talking about, of how much nominees pay to go into government and for legal fees, we ought to have and pick up wha
. >> and john mccain, back to the old john mccain, trying to cut a deal. >> he's so the old john mccain. >> republicans feel they got played here. we all knew how this story was going to end. nobody thought they were actually going to do the nuclear option. we threaten this each and every year for five or six years, they get to the brimpg and cut a deal because neither party wants to live with the precedent. if there's one thing we know about washington politics, politicians...
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senator mccain what made you decide to vote yes? >> well, i just thought that the bill was appropriate, that t the -- i've always been opposed to to the gun show loophole so i thought it was the right thing to do. >> can i ask you, senator mccain? this vote is probably going to come up again. joe manchin will be working democrats. you certainly have a lot of influence over kelly ayotte in new hampshire. would you encourage her if she could be the deciding vote to support background checks? >> i've never done that in the years i've been here. i talk to kelly. i talk to many of my other colleagues, but it's up to them. they are grown people and they make their own decisions. i've never been one who has gone out and told people what i think they ought to do. i've made my case and let them make up their own minds. >> let's make a turn now to another, if you can believe it, big story that we're following here which is an attempt at a bipartisan immigration plan. senator schumer, if you can give us a sense where we stand there first. >> t
senator mccain what made you decide to vote yes? >> well, i just thought that the bill was appropriate, that t the -- i've always been opposed to to the gun show loophole so i thought it was the right thing to do. >> can i ask you, senator mccain? this vote is probably going to come up again. joe manchin will be working democrats. you certainly have a lot of influence over kelly ayotte in new hampshire. would you encourage her if she could be the deciding vote to support background...
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john mccain said on sunday we have to do something about the latino vote. president obama won 71% in the election a few months ago. he said today, the president is to unveil his own plan for immigration reform and will do that in las vegas. in nevada, a state where hispanicses makes.27% of the population, comes a day after a bipartisan group of eight senators reached a compromise how to move forward with comprehensive immigration reform. included in that bill, a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented workers currently in this country. >> other bipartisan groups and senators have stood in the same spot before trumpeting similar proposals, but we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. the politics on this issue have been turned upside down. for the first time ever, there's more political risk opposing immigration reform than supporting it. >> the what's going on now is unacceptable. in reality, what's been created is a de facto amnesty. we have been too content for too long to allow individuals to mow our lawn, serve our food
john mccain said on sunday we have to do something about the latino vote. president obama won 71% in the election a few months ago. he said today, the president is to unveil his own plan for immigration reform and will do that in las vegas. in nevada, a state where hispanicses makes.27% of the population, comes a day after a bipartisan group of eight senators reached a compromise how to move forward with comprehensive immigration reform. included in that bill, a pathway to citizenship for 11...
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john mccain compared by a member of the house, the members. al qaeda. unbelievable. and as i said before, ted cruz telling people at a conservative gathering that democrats are scared, this is the strategy we should employ in the future because it's working. that with our party's approval rating at 27%. >> it's not working. my sense now is no big deal. part of what's driving the dynamic is democrats know they are winning and harry reid and the white house have the attitude is why should we give anything because they are coming our way. they are waiting. there will be no big deal. they will pass something short term. there could be a miscalculation. the senate thinks the house can act fast. the house thinks the senate act fast. they may not have timed this enough to get this done. the next 48 hours, if the market goes bonkers everybody will act fast. it's just a question of terms of surrender. >> the democrats think they are winning. if you look at the polls it certainly looks like they are. >> they are probably emboldened by it. >> yeah. you do look at some of the co
john mccain compared by a member of the house, the members. al qaeda. unbelievable. and as i said before, ted cruz telling people at a conservative gathering that democrats are scared, this is the strategy we should employ in the future because it's working. that with our party's approval rating at 27%. >> it's not working. my sense now is no big deal. part of what's driving the dynamic is democrats know they are winning and harry reid and the white house have the attitude is why should...
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when the soviets like john mccain tells you you belch too much, soak and spew too much fire, you know you've got a problem. >> she likes it. that's a bad day. that's a bad day. >> this is not painful for her. >> like three, four days later, she's still laughing. >> when someone says something about you, that's a bad day. ted cruz, a republican freshman in the senate out front and center in his republicans' efforts to josh chuck hagel has a problem. he's an honoree piece of work, just six weeks from arrival, he's already known for nay saying and his nitpicking and his itch to upbraid lawmakers who are vastly senior to him who have sacrificed more than he has and who deserve a measure of respect. or at least courtesy that isn't his me kirks er. he was head of the harvard debate team. >> princeton or harvard. >> a very bright guy. >> a little too big for his britches. >> people that knew him before said you would like him. >> he has been kicking shins, being comparely rude and i guess maybe it's all a marketing ploy to raise the most money among conservatives nationwide. >> it's getting
when the soviets like john mccain tells you you belch too much, soak and spew too much fire, you know you've got a problem. >> she likes it. that's a bad day. that's a bad day. >> this is not painful for her. >> like three, four days later, she's still laughing. >> when someone says something about you, that's a bad day. ted cruz, a republican freshman in the senate out front and center in his republicans' efforts to josh chuck hagel has a problem. he's an honoree piece...
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coming up next we have senator john mccain. he says a strike -- a vote against the strike in syria would be catastrophic. we're going to talk to him about that this weekend, his visit to the white house, and much, much more, about the president undercutting his friend john kerry when "morning joe" returns. [ male announcer ] this is jim, a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation -- an irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him to a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but now, with once-a-day xarelto®, jim's on the move. jim's doctor recommended xarelto®. like warfarin, xarelto® is proven effective to reduce afib-related stroke risk. but xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart valve problem. that doesn't require routine blood monitoring. so jim's not tied to that monitoring routine. [ gps ] proceed to the designated ro
coming up next we have senator john mccain. he says a strike -- a vote against the strike in syria would be catastrophic. we're going to talk to him about that this weekend, his visit to the white house, and much, much more, about the president undercutting his friend john kerry when "morning joe" returns. [ male announcer ] this is jim, a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation -- an irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at...
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you have john mccain coming to chuck hagel's defense. >> good for john mccain. >> good for john mccain. you have stepped over the line. >> there's been a pattern with the hagel debate of people going beyond legitimate public debate. we saw it on the charges of anti-semitism. now illegal money or whatever. there's a legitimate debate to have about chuck hagel or any other nominee. this is way past that. but there's an irony here. hagel, in part, got this nomination in order to bridge the partisan divide. it was supposed to be someone who would appeal to republicans. instead he gets reported out with a straight party-line vote. no republicans supporting him. this cannot be what anyone in washington intended. >> i know. john heilemann, i hate to keep bringing him up because i hate bringing up somebody simply for bad behavior, but i'm absolutely flummoxed by ted cruz's short-term and long-term political strategy. you know, mark halperin told me before he got sworn in, he was a very smart guy, a bright guy, a harvard lawyer. i just don't -- this is a guy that could have such a positive impa
you have john mccain coming to chuck hagel's defense. >> good for john mccain. >> good for john mccain. you have stepped over the line. >> there's been a pattern with the hagel debate of people going beyond legitimate public debate. we saw it on the charges of anti-semitism. now illegal money or whatever. there's a legitimate debate to have about chuck hagel or any other nominee. this is way past that. but there's an irony here. hagel, in part, got this nomination in order to...
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i'm a shuj u huge supporter of john mccain. we have to have a negotiation t. debt blem iran,ish is a serious. there is going to be a good thing. >> sam stein, enough, i'm sure you feel just like bill kristol, there is nothing to see here, right? >> yeah, basically. i mean, the idea that this is not the end of the world and that they're funding the three most important agencies, maybe in your world, it's not the end of the world, i have spent the last six hours last night just surveying local news stories about this. 85,000 people are losing nutritional assistance in arkansas. that's not inside the beltway. that's in arkansas. 13 head start programs are closing in connecticut. so for these people affected by these cuts, it is sort of comparable to the end of the world. i understand that it's great to wait it out and to, you know, negotiate from the better platform with more power and the debt ceiling and all. that but those two weeks that you waited out are consequential for a whole number of people. not just in the agencies that the government wants funded. ma
i'm a shuj u huge supporter of john mccain. we have to have a negotiation t. debt blem iran,ish is a serious. there is going to be a good thing. >> sam stein, enough, i'm sure you feel just like bill kristol, there is nothing to see here, right? >> yeah, basically. i mean, the idea that this is not the end of the world and that they're funding the three most important agencies, maybe in your world, it's not the end of the world, i have spent the last six hours last night just...
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lindsey graham yesterday on the house floor talking about al qaeda and john mccain quoting chairm chairman? >> a lot of the conservative critics are all over the place. on the one hand, they're issuing these warnings and the speaker of the house said this would threaten national security. and then you have other republicans saying that these are, you know, these dire warnings are unfounded. the reality is that neither side wants this. but the politics of this at the moment tend to favor the republicans in that there's no immediate effect of this. this will take time. not everyone's going to be affected by this. and look, there's a lot of americans who hear this and say, really? 2% of the budget, you can't cut 2% of the budget? i think we can live with that. now, there's lots of people who will be affected, whether it's by head start or furloughed employees in the military. so there are certain pockets of the country that will be impacted, and there will certainly be an outcry. my sense is wherever that outcry gets the loudest, whoever feels more pain, maybe we see some movement as a result
lindsey graham yesterday on the house floor talking about al qaeda and john mccain quoting chairm chairman? >> a lot of the conservative critics are all over the place. on the one hand, they're issuing these warnings and the speaker of the house said this would threaten national security. and then you have other republicans saying that these are, you know, these dire warnings are unfounded. the reality is that neither side wants this. but the politics of this at the moment tend to favor...
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the private, one on one meeting the president had with mccain won mccain over. he came out to endorse it. they know how to get to 60 in the senate. what happens in the house and how much does it have to be rewritten? how much does the authorization have to be rewritten? i agree with robert. nancy pelosi, give her a task, tell her you need 160 votes, she'll figure out a way. she may have to rewrite the authorization again. we may not be through the different drafts. >> chuck todd the, we greatly appreciate it. chuck from sweden traveling with the president. chris matthews, always a fascinating discussion with you. you and dan senor both brought grate joy to your respective bases this morning. thank you for that. they and twitter thank you for that. we'll see you tonight on "hardball" exclusively at 7:00. chris is on fire. turn it on at 7:00. you'll have a great show. still ahead, national security adviser dr. brzezinski with us and author and middle east expert robin wright. first the chairman of the foreign relations committee senator menendez joins us to talk a
the private, one on one meeting the president had with mccain won mccain over. he came out to endorse it. they know how to get to 60 in the senate. what happens in the house and how much does it have to be rewritten? how much does the authorization have to be rewritten? i agree with robert. nancy pelosi, give her a task, tell her you need 160 votes, she'll figure out a way. she may have to rewrite the authorization again. we may not be through the different drafts. >> chuck todd the, we...
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we will talk to senator john mccain who supported it. barry black joins us. why he was compelled to speak out about what's going on in washington. >> get me out of here. get them out of here. >> who blames him. we'll be right back. vo: it's that time of year again. medicare open enrollment. time to compare plans and costs. you don't have to make changes. but it never hurts to see if you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. open enrollment ends december 7th. so now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare >> unless i hear from a lot of people, i get my way. the american people saw it and didn't like it. the republican party has learned a lesson here and i think they are going to see more mainstream conservative republican party. i don't think we will have the same thing on january 15th and february 2nd. >> that was senator chuck schumer from new york on the state of the republican party. he is joining us now from capitol hill, republican senator from arizona, senato
we will talk to senator john mccain who supported it. barry black joins us. why he was compelled to speak out about what's going on in washington. >> get me out of here. get them out of here. >> who blames him. we'll be right back. vo: it's that time of year again. medicare open enrollment. time to compare plans and costs. you don't have to make changes. but it never hurts to see if you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get...
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senator john mccain hasn't said what he is going do. it is expected that connell is going to oppose it. he has not put out an official statement. another sort of deal maker and still on the fence. i think that while you saw that overwhelming vote in the house last night and that's going to happen on the senate side, there no guarantees and it's much more of a squeaker. >> shaking your head. are you surprised by this? >> i 78 surprised. the senate has been more reasonable than the house. what about the democrats? we lot of democrats in the house and the progressive far left is up to chuck shumer to hold hosting the democrats in check. i'm not sure that's a given. >> one more story if we can. access to the president has been a recurring issue for the press corps during the obama presidency. it became a major point of discussion yesterday as press secretary jay carney defended the administration's relationship with the media. carney addressed the access white house photographer pete sousa has. compared to the access members of the media ha
senator john mccain hasn't said what he is going do. it is expected that connell is going to oppose it. he has not put out an official statement. another sort of deal maker and still on the fence. i think that while you saw that overwhelming vote in the house last night and that's going to happen on the senate side, there no guarantees and it's much more of a squeaker. >> shaking your head. are you surprised by this? >> i 78 surprised. the senate has been more reasonable than the...
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mccain, kerry, bob kerrey, chuck hagel. where does mccain come down on this? very much against susan rice. i find it hard to believe mccain's going to be against chuck hagel, given the kind of bonds that they have. >> chuck hagel was against john mccain in 2008. >> i'm not saying they weren't against each other on policy matters. we're talking about a confirmation here. >> didn't he endorse barack obama? >> i think he spoke favorably of him. >> i don't think he endorsed him. >> unofficial surrogate. >> again, this is a confirmation hearing where the senate dgives deference to the president. mcconnell, around this "politico" story with quotes from mcconnell's farewell speech to hagel where he points out that hagel saved mcconnell's brother in vietnam, so we're not really sure. and singing his praises. >> that's only in the movie version. >> it's going to be hard for mcconnell to oppose him vocally here. >> that kind of sums everything up because if you watched yesterday's "meet the press," i mean, all this talk last week about the president's personality being
mccain, kerry, bob kerrey, chuck hagel. where does mccain come down on this? very much against susan rice. i find it hard to believe mccain's going to be against chuck hagel, given the kind of bonds that they have. >> chuck hagel was against john mccain in 2008. >> i'm not saying they weren't against each other on policy matters. we're talking about a confirmation here. >> didn't he endorse barack obama? >> i think he spoke favorably of him. >> i don't think he...
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mccain next. before mike could see his banking and investing accounts on one page... before he could easily transfer funds between the two in real time... before he could even think about planning for his daughters' future... mike opened a merrill edge investment account and linked it to his bank of america bank account to help free up plenty of time for the here and now. that's the wonder of streamlined connections. that's merrill edge and bank of america. [ ship horn blows ] no, no, no! stop!...
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i think john mccain will and -- >> john mccain has signaled he would. >> he has the courage. >> we need democrats as well. i think part of what has happened here, steve, the immigration bill is now out there. i think these republicans think they get one hall pass and where they will use it. >> is that what this is about? >> i think that is part what have is going on here. i don't want to give my own party a pass on this. you know, i think this is the purest exhibition of the power of special interest in politics when you have 90% issue on the issue of life and death and you cannot muster a vote. >> i can't believe it. >> again, we draw no contexts with anything. we draw no connections with anything. as americans are more focused on terror than ever before, steve schmidt, there is a terrorist out there on the fbi's most wanted list telling people how to kill more americans in the future because we don't have background checks. >> based on our laws. >> all right. we are going to show that tape later. >>> still ahead on "morning joe," senator joe manchin will be here and also massachusetts
i think john mccain will and -- >> john mccain has signaled he would. >> he has the courage. >> we need democrats as well. i think part of what has happened here, steve, the immigration bill is now out there. i think these republicans think they get one hall pass and where they will use it. >> is that what this is about? >> i think that is part what have is going on here. i don't want to give my own party a pass on this. you know, i think this is the purest...
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in it, mark writes this part, john mccain is a clichÉ. many of us become walking self caricatures at a certain point and politicians can be particularly vulnerable. they engage in a lot of self-method ol guising and no one in washington has been the subject and perpetrator of more myth taking than mccain, the maverick, the former maverick, the bridge builder, the war hero, the sore loser, old bull, last lion, loose cannocannon. you lose track of which clichÉ is operational at a given moment. >> politicians are very good at marketing themselves, as well. >> branding. >> most just stick with i'm the maverick. you just get the sense with john mccain he doesn't give a damn, he is what he wants to be at that moment. >> he is. it's also calculating. we have to remember that he is a politician as much as he tries to be an anti-politician. and the media is complicit in this. we deal with the shorthand mythologies which descends into shorthand caricature. i wanted to step back and look at an extraordinary american career and life and a pretty poi
in it, mark writes this part, john mccain is a clichÉ. many of us become walking self caricatures at a certain point and politicians can be particularly vulnerable. they engage in a lot of self-method ol guising and no one in washington has been the subject and perpetrator of more myth taking than mccain, the maverick, the former maverick, the bridge builder, the war hero, the sore loser, old bull, last lion, loose cannocannon. you lose track of which clichÉ is operational at a given moment....
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. >> john mccain is not the left. john mccain had real problems with this. >> john mccain is another issue altogether on the subject. i'm not going to go there. i'm just saying, i agree with your point. we haven't heard the other side of this also, chris, which is there's some abu ghraib in "zero dark thirty." and i think coming -- both ways, this is a movie that wasn't going to win it at the end because of the backlash. >> yeah. i think -- i think the academy awards you were saying is really our second great mood ring, like our presidential elections. they really tell us so much about ourselves. they focus on race in the two big movies. "django" and "lincoln." all about slavery. the first time i've ever seen a plantation since "gone with the wind." this was realistic. i thought seth macfarlane brought back the old days of song and dance. and i know i'm old-time on this, but i thought bob hope and johnny carson were fabulous. i know everybody likes billy crystal. he brought back show biz. he really tried. there were o
. >> john mccain is not the left. john mccain had real problems with this. >> john mccain is another issue altogether on the subject. i'm not going to go there. i'm just saying, i agree with your point. we haven't heard the other side of this also, chris, which is there's some abu ghraib in "zero dark thirty." and i think coming -- both ways, this is a movie that wasn't going to win it at the end because of the backlash. >> yeah. i think -- i think the academy awards...
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. >>> senator john mccain will be here on the set. following his trip to syria. also former white house press secretary robert gibbs. plus senior adviser to president obama, valerie jarrett and also glenn close who is participating on a big day at the white house on the issue of mental health. >>> up next "the new york times" says a big economic winner from the iraq war and it's not the united states. we will explain that. >>> great news in "usa today" about america's children eating less sweets. market might win this battle. >>> also the top stories in the politico playbook. it's fantastic, i'm so proud. you're watching "morning joe," brewed by starbucks. i am an american success story. i'm a teacher. i'm a firefighter. i'm a carpenter. i'm an accountant. a mechanical engineer. and i shop at walmart. truth is, over sixty percent of america shops at walmart every month. i find what i need, at a great price. and the money i save goes to important things. braces for my daughter. a little something for my son's college fund. when people look at me, i hope they see s
. >>> senator john mccain will be here on the set. following his trip to syria. also former white house press secretary robert gibbs. plus senior adviser to president obama, valerie jarrett and also glenn close who is participating on a big day at the white house on the issue of mental health. >>> up next "the new york times" says a big economic winner from the iraq war and it's not the united states. we will explain that. >>> great news in "usa...
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>> well, i think mccain has gone back and forth. i think at the beginning he suggested that he might try to block hagel's nomination. then he defended him the other day when the criticism really got out of bounds. and now he's back to saying he may try to block it. but it feels like reid will get his 60 votes. >> he's going to, but willie, they keep going back to benghazi. by the way, listen, we've said here clearly the white house screwed up, the state department screwed up, it was hillary clinton's low point. they asked for security in benghazi. they didn't get it. the ambassador asked for help. he didn't get it. what does that have to do with chuck hagel? >> well, john mccain has been trying to get answers from the white house about benghazi. i think he sees this as a moment of leverage now. he can hold this up. he's got a bunch of republican senators who will follow his lead. >> what does he want? what else does he want? >> he wants the white house to explain in great detail what the president was doing or what the president did
>> well, i think mccain has gone back and forth. i think at the beginning he suggested that he might try to block hagel's nomination. then he defended him the other day when the criticism really got out of bounds. and now he's back to saying he may try to block it. but it feels like reid will get his 60 votes. >> he's going to, but willie, they keep going back to benghazi. by the way, listen, we've said here clearly the white house screwed up, the state department screwed up, it was...
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senators john mccain and kelly ayotte are questioning whether or not the u.s. intelligence community adequately shared information leading up to the boston marathon boston. in a joint statement they write in part, quote. it does not appear the money spent toward the information sharing environment put into place after 9/11 were useful in apprehending the tsarnaev brothers specifically tamerlan tsarnaev. now authorities are turning to the suspects' parents for answers and both are said to be cooperating in the investigating. the father anzor is expected to arrive in the u.s. tomorrow for more questioning. that should be interesting. >> what do they know and when did they know it? brian, we now have two times the russians reached out to our intel agencies and said you guys need to be worried about these brothers. >> can you call it a failure when there is 500,000 people on a watch list, joe in i don't know. this was, obviously, a failure. right? the fbi went and spoke with them. i'm more curious about the mother. if she saw the pictures of her sons on television
senators john mccain and kelly ayotte are questioning whether or not the u.s. intelligence community adequately shared information leading up to the boston marathon boston. in a joint statement they write in part, quote. it does not appear the money spent toward the information sharing environment put into place after 9/11 were useful in apprehending the tsarnaev brothers specifically tamerlan tsarnaev. now authorities are turning to the suspects' parents for answers and both are said to be...
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he's got john mccain. there have been republicans willing to form alliances with this white house to get things done and that is simply not in this president's dna to do that. >> let me finish, let me finish -- >> the president's party runs everything. they run the senate, they run the white house. >> the president's party -- if only they ran everything, then we might actually -- >> they run everything for -- >> nicolle, you've got a house of representatives that just passed a spending bills budget -- you ask is this more radical than anything in 100 years? the house republicans, the paul ryan budget policies, the heart of any economic problem, are more radical than anything that's been passed in the last 100 years -- >> no, no, no, no. >> yeah, but paul ryan is the perfect exam -- >> steve ratt rattner, i will gu clippings from 1996, 1997, that were saying the same things then that you're saying now. you know what bill clinton did? he sat down with us and he said, i'm going to swallow a lot of things i do
he's got john mccain. there have been republicans willing to form alliances with this white house to get things done and that is simply not in this president's dna to do that. >> let me finish, let me finish -- >> the president's party runs everything. they run the senate, they run the white house. >> the president's party -- if only they ran everything, then we might actually -- >> they run everything for -- >> nicolle, you've got a house of representatives that...
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for senator john mccain, one of just four republicans to support background checks. he was reportedly met with a loud applause at a town hall after a voter thanked him for his vote. later, he was given 19 roses, one for each person wounded or killed in the tucson shooting that targeted then congresswoman gabby giffords. meanwhile, the nra is hosting the annual dinner in houston this weekend. it is expected to draw as many as 80,000 people. that's more than last year's event. this monday the nra will name their new president jim porter. an alabama attorney going on to tell "washington times," this "as we are likely to win most of the legislative battles in congress, we will have to move to courts to undue the restrictions placed on gun owners' rights in new york, connecticut, maryland and colorado." >> you know, i would -- >> he seemed quite sure that the nra will win -- >> good reason for confidence. >> that's nice. >> go back to the senators and, unfortunately, the next time a crazy or somebody who would have not gotten a background check kills somebody, i want to k
for senator john mccain, one of just four republicans to support background checks. he was reportedly met with a loud applause at a town hall after a voter thanked him for his vote. later, he was given 19 roses, one for each person wounded or killed in the tucson shooting that targeted then congresswoman gabby giffords. meanwhile, the nra is hosting the annual dinner in houston this weekend. it is expected to draw as many as 80,000 people. that's more than last year's event. this monday the nra...
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there was nothing mccain could do to overcome that. i think a lot depends on how president obama does on the republican side, mike allen said paul ryan will probably go for the house ways an means, therefore that seems to suggest he wasn't interested in the presidential race. no one near him is talking about the presidential race. i think he is interested. i think he is wise enough to talk about it and focusing on his job. he spent 12 hours a day for the last four months in a room working out the budget deal i think paul ryan thinks if he does a good job, ideas, a practical way in congress for the next year, there will be ted cruz there the champion of the conservative grass roots, chris christie the favorite of the "morning joe" crowd and a few other people as well. there is room for someone in between who is a strong conservative who has shown an ability to deal with the key national issues. >> who? >> paul ryan, i think. or it could be after go, scott walker. mike pence. too many people are sayi christe and cruz. >> do those numbers
there was nothing mccain could do to overcome that. i think a lot depends on how president obama does on the republican side, mike allen said paul ryan will probably go for the house ways an means, therefore that seems to suggest he wasn't interested in the presidential race. no one near him is talking about the presidential race. i think he is interested. i think he is wise enough to talk about it and focusing on his job. he spent 12 hours a day for the last four months in a room working out...
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when mccain was up for re-election and faced a primary challenge, graham helped him and mccain has following in south carolina helping him for re-election. between now and then issue. >> when newtown happened, we obviously all started talking about guns and mental health and we were certainly talking about guns and the cover story, but you also talked about something that concerned me a great deal for a lot of reasons. the violent culture that we have created and the billion was dollars that people like tarantino in hollywood made and producers made and cable news outlets on violence. we have a story about how television is addicted to violence and how this addiction to violence and this addiction is making millions and millions of dollars for hollywood. talk about it. >> it's a piece by our critic and he looks at the use of violence and where it is kind of necessary to the plot and where it's extraneous and doesn't make sense. very, very smart and subtle. it's not beating anybody over the head about it, but it shows that it is in our dna as an entertainment culture to have violence. i see i
when mccain was up for re-election and faced a primary challenge, graham helped him and mccain has following in south carolina helping him for re-election. between now and then issue. >> when newtown happened, we obviously all started talking about guns and mental health and we were certainly talking about guns and the cover story, but you also talked about something that concerned me a great deal for a lot of reasons. the violent culture that we have created and the billion was dollars...
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my focus is more on john mccain. got great respect for the man. but i personally if i were in that position wouldn't answer the question. it's past. as i say in the book and as i've said nonstop over the past week we have to figure out a way to bring more people into our tent. we have to figure out how people can vote for ted cruz and colin powell. we used to win land slides. we won land slides because we expanded instead of contracted. we didn't moderate we broadened and made sure our conservative values applied to middle class americans. we got to stop fighting each other. >> shouldn't he have shown a little humility there? >> here's the deal. >> there's a much deeper problem. this is a fundamental philosophical split in the party. you won't get young people if you're anti-gay, anti-youth, anti-muslim, all these groups. there's a fundamental philosophical divide not a personal battle between john mccain and ted cruz. >> i think we're good. i don't have time to tell you why we're good. i think we're good. you get th
my focus is more on john mccain. got great respect for the man. but i personally if i were in that position wouldn't answer the question. it's past. as i say in the book and as i've said nonstop over the past week we have to figure out a way to bring more people into our tent. we have to figure out how people can vote for ted cruz and colin powell. we used to win land slides. we won land slides because we expanded instead of contracted. we didn't moderate we broadened and made sure our...
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john mccain was on our show earlier this week. he wants the united states to be more actively involved. the president has shown restraint and not only in this war but many other wars and it's frustrated john mccain with susan rice and samantha powers you have two who believe in the use of power for good. samantha powers, of course, actually one a pulitzer prize for a book that she wrote about the conflict in the balkans. and so, yes, this morning, we can certainly, mika, you and others can celebrate the elevation of these two women to the positions that they are in. this morning, you know, willie geist, i am a lot more focused and a lot more concerned on whether the united states is going to become more active militarily in syria and if you look at these women and their positions in the past on military intervention across the globe, it is far closer to john mccain and madeleine albright's position in the balkans in the 1990s than it has been to barack obama's over the past four years. >> absolutely. and for susan rice, a lot of h
john mccain was on our show earlier this week. he wants the united states to be more actively involved. the president has shown restraint and not only in this war but many other wars and it's frustrated john mccain with susan rice and samantha powers you have two who believe in the use of power for good. samantha powers, of course, actually one a pulitzer prize for a book that she wrote about the conflict in the balkans. and so, yes, this morning, we can certainly, mika, you and others can...
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you had chambliss and isakson and lindsey graham and john mccain. this is the heart of what i call the legislative conservatives. they want to be involved in this deal. >> chuck, is there a leader of this group some one from whom the others are taking cues? >> i don't think there is a leader but i think there are pockets. i think pat toomey is very important. he was at the first dinner. people forget that. he has a lot of clout with some house conservatives and why he is important to have in deals. back when they did the big fiscal cliff deal on taxes, toomey signing off on it was a huge signal and a help to boehner. so he helps with one faction. then you have lindsey graham. i don't know if he a lot of followers but he and john mccain and the three of them together usually stick together. isakson and chambliss and corker and lamar. isakson i think is more of a leader than people realize. he did put together the roster for the second dinner with the president and he is somebody that seems to be comfortable getting involved with some of the -- in som
you had chambliss and isakson and lindsey graham and john mccain. this is the heart of what i call the legislative conservatives. they want to be involved in this deal. >> chuck, is there a leader of this group some one from whom the others are taking cues? >> i don't think there is a leader but i think there are pockets. i think pat toomey is very important. he was at the first dinner. people forget that. he has a lot of clout with some house conservatives and why he is important...
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asked by the new republic whether he would support rand paul or hillary clinton for president, mccain laughed and said, it's going to be a tough choice. actually, it wouldn't. if rand paul got nominated for president, mccain would be the honorary national chairman of republicans for hillary. >> you know, this is one of the things that, mike, has driven me crazy about republicans that have been talking about marco rubio from the day he got sworn in. marco rubio. the same republicans saying barack obama didn't have enough experience to be president of the united states, but actually caught fire and became a historic character in part because he's an african-american and that's what republicans go around scowling about, now they're doing that to one of their own, marco rubio, because he's hispanic. it is so clear watching marco rubio fumble through one situation after another, that he's not ready. if barack obama had been a much better president if he had actually waited a couple years? hell yeah. is marco rubio, is -- i mean rand paul or any of these guys, no. it's not a knock on them p
asked by the new republic whether he would support rand paul or hillary clinton for president, mccain laughed and said, it's going to be a tough choice. actually, it wouldn't. if rand paul got nominated for president, mccain would be the honorary national chairman of republicans for hillary. >> you know, this is one of the things that, mike, has driven me crazy about republicans that have been talking about marco rubio from the day he got sworn in. marco rubio. the same republicans saying...
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mccain called for changing the military equation on the battlefield. the obama administration has said it's not seeking a change in the balance of power with military action. secretary kerry had a tough time selling the plan on capitol hill. one of the more heated exchanges came when republican representative jeff duncan pressed john kerry on benghazi. >> the say administration that was seemingly so quick to involve the u.s. in syria now was reluctant to use the same resources at its disposal to attempt to rescue the four brave americans who fought for their lives in benghazi. mr. kerry, you have never been one that advocated for anything other than caution. the same is true for the president and the vice president. is the power of the executive branch so intoxicating that you had abandoned past caution in favor for pulling the trigger on a military response so quickly? >> let me begin, congressman, by challenging your proposition that i've never done anything accept advocate caution. because i volunteered to fight for my country. and that wasn't a cau
mccain called for changing the military equation on the battlefield. the obama administration has said it's not seeking a change in the balance of power with military action. secretary kerry had a tough time selling the plan on capitol hill. one of the more heated exchanges came when republican representative jeff duncan pressed john kerry on benghazi. >> the say administration that was seemingly so quick to involve the u.s. in syria now was reluctant to use the same resources at its...
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. >> so what senator mccain said, i mean, that pretty much sums it up. that incredible for him, by the way, to share that. this is -- this store is stunning to me we are dealing with this in day and age. we are breaking news to get to but quickly. >> thank goodness for the women on the senate armed services committee. once they acknowledged will do anything to fix it. they have been presented with a way to fix it. move this to uniformed military prosecutors outside. the command structure and they won't do it. the one thing they could do to fix it, they won't do. >> mika, we have some breaking news. coming out of the white house right now and chuck todd is bus. what is going on. >>> tom donlan stepping down and susan rice stepping in. big shake-up on president obama's national security -- >> i wouldn't call it. this is an open secret for months the idea when susan rice was passed over or however you want to describe it for secretary of state, it was clear she was headed to washington and -- >> chuck, a lot of people are saying because of ben ghazi especia
. >> so what senator mccain said, i mean, that pretty much sums it up. that incredible for him, by the way, to share that. this is -- this store is stunning to me we are dealing with this in day and age. we are breaking news to get to but quickly. >> thank goodness for the women on the senate armed services committee. once they acknowledged will do anything to fix it. they have been presented with a way to fix it. move this to uniformed military prosecutors outside. the command...